Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has his out at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his criticism of the government.
Speaking on Wednesday, January 29, in Nairobi, Kindiki told Gachagua that time for politics would come and warned him that it was not going to be easy.
The deputy president asked his predecessor to be ready to prove what he did for Kenyans during his tenure in office and cease from the talks about his love for his constituents.
“I am wondering about these people who say they love us. They have never convened one single county including the county they come from to discuss development. What kind of love is that? And must you speak about it? Just do it. We’ll see it. Mwai Kibaki built the Thika Superhighway without speaking Kikuyu or climbing on trees to publicize his love for the people of Gema.
“Because the time for politics will come and those who we’ll compete with, including my brother who was here, will tell us what he did for all the counties of Kenya. He (Gachagua) was deputy president for two years. It is going to be very rough,” Kindiki remarked.
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The remarks come at a time when Gachagua has continued his criticism of the government while meeting various leaders in a possible alliance ahead of 2027 polls.
On January 23, he asserted that the events of the past two years demonstrated outright incompetence of the government and added that Kenyans were fully aware of the prevailing issues.
The former deputy president hit out at president William Ruto after he labelled him as corrupt and incompetent and claimed that Kenyans knew who was truly corrupt and incompetent in the country.
He asked the president to cease discussing him during his tours around the country and instead focus on development.
Meanwhile, it should not be forgotten that Gachagua cannot run for office, as the Kenyan Constitution bars an impeached leader from holding any public office, whether elective or appointive.
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